London-bound plane carrying over 200 people crashes after take-off in India (opens in new tab)

(bbc.com)

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znqOP1y ago· 3 in thread

It’s probably just a coincidence, but there seem to have been significantly more aviation incidents in the past two years than in the previous 40 years of my lifetime.

m4tthumphrey1y ago

No one can be bothered to do their jobs properly anymore. Everyone is lazy and wants to do the bare minimum.

throwaway8431y ago

That's because you're biased to recall recent thungs.

znqOP1y ago

Found a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident...

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m4tthumphrey1y ago· 1 in thread

Seems like they lost power? https://x.com/georgiameloniii/status/1933091545248641248

znqOP1y ago

Supposedly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner

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8 comments

6 comments · 2 top-level

znqOP1y ago· 3 in thread

It’s probably just a coincidence, but there seem to have been significantly more aviation incidents in the past two years than in the previous 40 years of my lifetime.

m4tthumphrey1y ago

No one can be bothered to do their jobs properly anymore. Everyone is lazy and wants to do the bare minimum.

throwaway8431y ago

That's because you're biased to recall recent thungs.

znqOP1y ago

Found a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident...

1 more reply

m4tthumphrey1y ago· 1 in thread

Seems like they lost power? https://x.com/georgiameloniii/status/1933091545248641248

znqOP1y ago

Supposedly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner

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